September 17, 2025
Vercara WAF Analysis Report – August 2025
August 2025 UltraWAF data shows malicious traffic surged 18.77% to 62.23% of requests, with rising SOAP exploits and advanced payloads targeting web apps.
Richard Wallace
Cyber Threat Intelligence Analyst
Richard is a Cyber Threat Intelligence Analyst at Vercara, leveraging over 23 years of military leadership and expertise in intelligence and data analytics. Driven by a mission to education and inform individuals on the current cyber threat landscape and how those threats could impact organizations. As an army veteran, Richard is a recipient of the Legion of Merit and multiple Bronze Star Medals.
Articles by Richard Wallace
September 17, 2025
Vercara DDoS Analysis Report – August 2025
In Aug 2025, DigiCert logged 5,333 DDoS attacks—a 50% surge, including a record 3.7 Tbps ‘tsunami’ attack—driven by carpet bombing and evolving botnets.
September 4, 2025
DigiCert’s Open-Source Intelligence (OSINT) Report – August 22 – August 28, 2025
DigiCert reveals 2 huge DDoS; Malware devs use Claude AI for ransomware; Hackers hide links via email platforms; Hacktivism rises in higher ed.
August 22, 2025
Vercara WAF Analysis Report – July 2025
DigiCert UltraWAF saw 1.1T+ July requests, 588M+ malicious. Surge in Buffer Overflow Cookie exploits, Log4Shell, SQLi, XSS, and more threats.
August 19, 2025
Vercara DDoS Analysis Report – July 2025
Record-breaking July 2025 DDoS surge: 3,546 attacks, up 97%, with the largest ever at 2.4 Tbps and 533 Mpps.
August 13, 2025
DigiCert UltraDDoS 2025 Biannual Report
DDoS attacks dropped 84% in 2025, but targeted threats persist. Discover evolving tactics and defense insights in our biannual report
August 8, 2025
Vercara WAF Analysis Report – June 2025
Web threats rose in June 2025 with bot violations up 42%. Financial firms were top targets; most attacks came from Great Britain and the U.S.
August 7, 2025
DigiCert’s Open-Source Intelligence (OSINT) Report – July 25 – July 31, 2025
Post SMTP flaw, VOIP botnet, WP mu-plugin backdoor, BlackSuit seized, IIS shell, Chaos RaaS, WP plugin flaws, Scattered Spider arrests, 1/3 vulns weaponized in a day
July 10, 2025
Vercara DDoS Analysis Report – June 2025
May 2025 saw 2,424 DDoS attacks mitigated, with a rise in small, frequent strikes and 1,487 hours of downtime prevented by Vercara’s defense.
May 28, 2025
Vercara’s Open-Source Intelligence (OSINT) Report – May 16 – May 27, 2025
Weekly OSINT: Skitnet malware rise, WP plugin flaw exposes 22K sites, HTTPBot DDoS surge, PowerShell abuse, and Russian service outages.
May 20, 2025
Vercara’s Open-Source Intelligence (OSINT) Report – May 9 – May 15, 2025
Weekly OSINT highlights include botnet takedowns, IoT proxy abuse, JPG-based ransomware, and a critical Node.js denial-of-service flaw.
May 19, 2025
Infrastructure Trends and Traffic Insights
April threat data shows rising WAF attacks, DNS abuse, and larger DDoS hits. Get insights to strengthen your digital infrastructure and uptime.